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Start date: 2011 × End date: 2019 × Author: Smith, L ×

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    Validity of the Kihon Checklist for evaluating frailty status in Turkish older adults.
    (2019-07-01) Isik, AT; Dokuzlar, O; Esenkaya, ME; Smith, L; Soysal, PINAR; SOYSAL, PINAR
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    Prospective associations of cardiovascular disease with physical performance and disability : A longitudinal cohort study in the Osteoarthritis Initiative.
    (2019-11-05) Soysal, PINAR; Veronese, N; Stubbs, B; Koyanagi, A; Noventa, V; Bolzetta, F; Cester, A; Maggi, S; Jackson, SE; Loosemore, M; Demurtas, J; Smith, L; SOYSAL, PINAR
    Background Literature regarding cardiovascular disease (CVD) and incident physical performance limitations and disability in older people is equivocal. Aims This study aimed to investigate whether CVD is longitudinally associated with incident physical performance limitations and disability in a large population-based sample. Methods This was an 8-year prospective study using data collected as part of the Osteoarthritis Initiative. Participants were community-dwelling adults with knee osteoarthritis or at high risk for this condition. Diagnosed CVD was self-reported. Physical performance was assessed with measures of chair stand time and gait speed, whereas disability was assessed with the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC). Longitudinal associations between CVD and changes in physical performance tests (chair stand time and gait speed) and disability score were analyzed using generalized linear models with repeated measurements. Results The analyzed sample comprised 4796 adults (mean age 61.2 years, 58.5% female), of whom 313 people (6.5%) reported CVD at baseline. During 8 years of follow-up, after adjustment for 11 potential confounders measured at baseline, those with CVD experienced a worse profile in chair stand time over the 8-year follow-up period than those without CVD (p= 0.006). Conclusion In a cohort of middle-aged and older adults with knee osteoarthritis or at high risk for this condition those with CVD experienced a worse profile in chair stand time over the 8-year follow-up period than those without CVD; however, CVD was not significantly associated with an increased incidence of poor gait speed and disability over 8 years of followup. Importantly, no associations were observed when utilizing propensity score matching.
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    Is there a relationship between chocolate consumption and symptoms of depression? A cross-sectional survey of 13,626 US adults.
    (2019-10-01) Soysal, PINAR; Smith, L; Firth, J; Grabovac, I; Koyanagi, A; Hu, L; Stubbs, B; Demurtas, J; Veronese, N; Zhu, X; Yang, L; SOYSAL, PINAR
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    Health behaviours and mental and physical health status in older adults with a history of homelessness: a cross-sectional population-based study in England.
    (2019-06-14) López-Sánchez, GF; Jackson, SE; Veronese, N; Moller, E; Johnstone, J; Firth, J; Grabovac, I; Yang, L; SOYSAL, PINAR
    Objectives: This study compared (1) levels of engagement in lifestyle risk behaviours and (2) mental and physical health status in individuals who have previously been homeless to those of individuals who have not. Design: Cross-sectional. Participants: Data were from participants (n=6931) of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing. : Measures : Participants reported whether they had ever been homeless. We used regression models to analyse associations between homelessness and (1) cigarette smoking, daily alcohol consumption and physical inactivity, adjusting for sociodemographic covariates (age, sex, ethnicity, highest level of education, marital status and household non-pension wealth) and (2) self-rated health, limiting long-standing illness, depressive symptoms, life satisfaction, quality of life and loneliness, adjusting for sociodemographics and health behaviours. Results: 104 participants (1.5%) reported having been homeless. Individuals who had been homeless were significantly more likely to be physically inactive (OR 1.62, 95% CI 1.44 to 2.52), report fair/bad/very bad self-rated health (OR 1.75, 95% CI 1.07 to 2.86), have a limiting long-standing illness (OR 2.66, 95% CI 1.65 to 4.30) and be depressed (OR 3.06, 95% CI 1.85 to 5.05) and scored lower on measures of life satisfaction (17.34 vs 19.96, p<0.001) and quality of life (39.02 vs 41.21, p=0.013). Rates of smoking (20.2% vs 15.4%, p=0.436), daily drinking (27.6% vs 22.8%, p=0.385) and loneliness (27.1% vs 21.0%, p=0.080) were also elevated. Conclusions: Those who were once homeless have poorer mental and physical health outcomes and are more likely to be physically inactive. Interventions to improve their health and quality of life are required.
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    Sedentary behaviour and chronic stress in old age: A cross-sectional analysis of TV viewing and hair cortisol concentrations.
    (2019-11-01) Firth, J; Jackson, SE; Grabovac, I; Koyanagi, A; Stubbs, B; Soysal, PINAR; Willmott, A; Yang, L; Smith, L; SOYSAL, PINAR
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    The relationship between polypharmacy and trajectories of cognitive decline in people with dementia: A large representative cohort study.
    (2019-06-01) Perera, G; Onder, G; Petrovic, M; Cherubini, A; Maggi, S; Soysal, PINAR; Shetty, H; Molokhia, M; Isik, AT; Smith, L; Stubbs, B; Stewart, R; Veronese, N; Mueller, C; SOYSAL, PINAR
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    Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection and Diverse Physical Health Outcomes: An Umbrella Review of Meta-analyses of Observational Studies.
    (2019-08-11) Grabovac, I; Soysal, PINAR; Veronese, N; Stefanac, S; Haider, S; Koyanagi, A; Meilinger, M; ABBS, AD; Stubbs, B; McDermott, DT; Firth, J; Di, Gennaro; Demurtas, J; Jackson, SE; Yang, L; Smith, L; SOYSAL, PINAR
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    Assessment of factors that increase risk of falling in older women by four different clinical methods
    (2019-05-21) Dokuzlar, O; Koc, Okudur; Smith, L; Isik, AT; Aydin, AE; SOYSAL, PINAR
    Background Women aged 65 years and over are at increased risk of falling. Falls in this age group increase the risk of morbidity and mortality. Aims The aim of the present study was to find the most common factors that increase the risk of falling in older women, by using four different assessment methods. Methods 682 women, who attended a geriatric outpatient clinic and underwent comprehensive geriatric assessment, were included in the study. History of falling last year, the Timed Up and Go (TUG) test, Performance-Oriented Mobility Assessment (POMA), and 4-m walking speed test were carried out on all patients. Results The mean age (SD) of patients were 74.4 (8.5) years. 31.5% of women had a history of falling in the last year. 11%, 36.5%, and 33.3% of patients had a falling risk according to POMA, TUG and 4-m walking speed test, respectively. We identified the following risk factors that increase the risk of falling, according to these four methods: urinary incontinence, dizziness and imbalance, using a walking stick, frailty, dynapenia, higher Charlson Comorbidity Index and Geriatric Depression Scale score, and lower basic and instrumental activities of daily living scores (p < 0.05). We found a significant correlation between all the assessment methods (p < 0.001). Conclusion There is a strong relationship between fall risk and dizziness, using a walking stick, dynapenia, high number of comorbidities, low functionality, and some geriatric syndromes such as depression, frailty, and urinary incontinence in older women. Therefore, older women should routinely be screened for these risk factors.